Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Family business owners face wealth evaporation daily. It’s like glaucoma. You can’t tell it’s happening on a daily basis, but the
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Managing retirement income has never been easy. Those who retired in the early 1970s saw interest rates rise dramatically, then fall
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Business valuation matters! And, not just when you plan to sell. Few business owners realize that valuation ‘what-if’s’ can help determine
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® When you receive business sale proceeds, you’ll likely pay a capital gains tax; but, that may not be the end
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® 1954 1986 2017 What do those years have in common? If you guessed those were the years of major tax reform,
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Business owners spend long hours for many years trying to build their dream. For many, their business represents 70%, 80%,
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® People often think investment strategies for retirement security involve a either/or choices, i.e, risky stocks or savings as a zero-sum choice,
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® An income for life – a lifetime retirement income strategy is whatmost people want – but are they willing to do
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Last week I asked which was most important to you: Never running out of money Never running out of income Whether
Jim Lorenzen, CFP®, AIF® Which goal is most important to you? – Never running out of retirement money – Never running out of retirement income
The Fed’s zero interest-rate policy (ZIRP) resulted in printing money. Quantitative easing (QE) seemed to work as the stock market saw it’s longest bull market in history.
We all love free money; and no taxes on Social Security sounds good! Hey, Social Security benefits weren’t taxed for many years!
